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bores

/bɔːz/

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noun

A hole drilled or milled through something, or (by extension) its diameter.
"the bore of a cannon"
The tunnel inside of a gun's barrel through which the bullet travels when fired, or (by extension) its diameter.
A tool, such as an auger, for making a hole by boring.
A capped well drilled to tap artesian water. The place where the well exists.
One who inspires boredom or lack of interest; an uninteresting person.
Something dull or uninteresting
Calibre; importance.

To inspire boredom in somebody.
To make a hole through something.
To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.
"An insect bores into a tree."
To form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus.
"to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole"
To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through.
"to bore one's way through a crowd"
To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns.
"This timber does not bore well."
To push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort.
(of a horse) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air.
To fool; to trick.

A sudden and rapid flow of tide occuring in certain rivers and estuaries which rolls up as a wave.

Synonyms:eagre

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